Title of article :
Recent benthic foraminifer’s distribution and their environmental correlation in Qeshm Island
Author/Authors :
Olad Azimi, Niloofar Department of Marine Biology - Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran , Ghavam Mostafavi, Pargol Department of Marine Biology - Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran , Maghsoudlou, Wahab Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), Tehran, Iran , Moghaddasi, Babak Islamic Azad University - Savadkooh Branch Departments of Natural Resources, Savadkooh, Iran , Moradi, Ali Mashinchian Department of Marine Biology - Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran
Abstract :
In addition to introducing foraminiferal communities, this study aims to investigate the relationships of these communities with the environmental parameters of water and sediment. Nine sediment samples were collected in 2019, from three stations in Qeshm Island. Environmental conditions including temperature, DO, salinity, pH, grain size, TOM, and CaCO3 were measured. Our results revealed that grain size, TOM, and DO factors controlling the diversity and distribution of benthic foraminifera. Thirty-five species from 26 genera and 21 families of foraminifer's assemblages were identified where Quinqueloculina was the most abundant genus in all stations.
Keywords :
Modern foraminifera , physic-chemical parameters , Diversity , Persian Gulf
Journal title :
Journal of The Persian Gulf (Marine Sciences)
